Episodes

  • America’s Got Trouble with Maureen Langan

    America’s Got Trouble with Maureen Langan
    Apr 15 2025
    US expat Erich McElroy reaches back across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich welcomes comedian and semifinalist on America’s Got Talent the brilliant Maureen Langan.

    In addition to being a great comic Maureen is a former journalist and cares deeply about the state of United States. She and Erich discuss what it’s like gigging in America at the moment, the state of play with so much going on in the land of Trump and more.

    You can see Maureen in the US and later this year in the UK and Ireland.

    Full dates and details here https://www.maureenlangan.com/
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    43 mins
  • Trump’s Terrible Tariffs with Rachel Bitecofer

    Trump’s Terrible Tariffs with Rachel Bitecofer
    Apr 8 2025
    US expat Erich McElroy reaches back across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich welcomes back to the podcast Democratic political and branding strategist Rachel Bitecofer.

    They discuss the state of play in the shadow of Trump’s tariff disaster and how this is the opening that Democrats need to hammer Trump and MAGA for ruining the American economy - which was doing pretty darn good under Biden. They also discuss how Musk is deeply unpopular and how he is a drag on Trump and how the Democrats need to be on the attack.

    Rachel’s Book ‘Hit ‘em Where it Hurts’ is still a must read, along with her Substack ‘The Cycle’ and her new podcast ‘This is America’.

    Follow her on ’twitter' @RachelBitecofer or Bluesky @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social Subscribe to The Cycle here: https://thecycle.substack.com/
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    49 mins
  • Constitutional Attack with Jonathan Bernstein

    Constitutional Attack with Jonathan Bernstein
    Mar 31 2025
    US expat Erich McElroy reaches across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich welcomes to the podcast political journalist and writer from the substack Good Politics/Bad Politics - Jonathan Bernstein. They discuss his fascinating article about the Constitutional Attack happening in America, how SignalGate is breaking through the narrative and where we are at in the Trump Presidency so far. You can find the substack here https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/ and follow Jonathan on Bluesky here @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social
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    44 mins
  • The Dictator From Day One with Brian Karem

    The Dictator From Day One with Brian Karem
    Mar 24 2025
    US expat Erich McElroy reaches across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich catches up with journalist and White House corespondent Brian Karem. Brian lays out the reality of America - it’s already a dictatorship. They discuss the collapse of the press and that the Constitutional Crisis has come and gone. The Constitution was run over on 20th January 2025. You can catch more from Brian on his podcast ‘Just Ask the Question’, each week in Salon, on his substack and get his book ‘Free the Press’.
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    52 mins
  • Fascism is HERE with Kimberley Johnson

    Fascism is HERE with Kimberley Johnson
    Mar 17 2025
    US expat Erich McElroy reaches across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich welcomes back Democratic activist and podcaster Kimberley Johnson. Kimberley is post of brilliant Start Me Up and The Seeker podcasts. They talk about the fact it’s time to call it what it is - Fascism. They also discuss the power of boycotts, future face of the Democratic Party and what to do to escape the waves of dark news out of the US. You can find Kimberley on Bluesky @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social and still on twitter @AuthorKimberley With links to her podcasts https://linktr.ee/KimberleyJohnson
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    50 mins
  • The BULLY-in-chief with Scott Lucas

    The BULLY-in-chief with Scott Lucas
    Mar 10 2025
    US expat Erich McElroy reaches across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich talks with Professor Scott Lucas. Scott, a fellow ex-pat, is a professor at University College Dublin, Professor Emeritus at University of Birmingham, founder of EA Worldview and political analyst. They talk about how Trump governs as Bully-in-Chief, the madness of tariff flip-flopping and the general state of America in the world. You can follow Scott on Twitter @ScottLucas_EA, Bluesky @scottlucas.bsky.social and find EA Worldview https://eaworldview.com/
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    47 mins
  • Broken Up With America with Gráinne Maguire

    Broken Up With America with Gráinne Maguire
    Mar 3 2025
    US expat Erich McElroy reaches across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich stays on this side of the Atlantic and welcomes Gráinne Maguire. Gráinne is a comedian, podcaster and topical TV writer, strangely, a huge fan of the United States. Together they talk about America going through a bit of rough patch, what it’s like to try and write funny jokes in the Trump area and if she still loves the United States. Check out her podcast ‘The Way They Were’, catch her substack @grainnemaguire and follow her on twitter @grainnemaguire
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    37 mins
  • The General’s View with John Teichert

    The General’s View with John Teichert
    Feb 24 2025
    US expat Erich McElroy reaches across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich welcomes retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general John Teichert.

    In addition to being a fighter pilot, author, US Senate candidate and having commanded Joint Base Andrews and Edwards Air Force Base, John also went to high school with Erich. They graduated in the same year. One of them went on to become a general, and the other…

    They catch up on high school days, and then move on to discuss the US position in Ukraine, the state of the US military, the importance of NATO and try and put some logic to Trump’s foreign policy moves. You can see more about John’s writings, links to his books and more at https://johnteichert.com/ You can find him on twitter here @EJohnTeichert
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    50 mins
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